AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. AdLit.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation.

The Latest Issue of Word Up!

Educator Keith Schoch tells how to use poetry as an integral part of language, reading, and writing lessons. He describes how to activate prior knowledge or establish a theme using terrific poetry books such as Freedom Like Sunlight from J. Patrick Lewis and A Strange Place to Call Home by Marilyn Singer.

Learn about high-poverty schools that have infused their classrooms with technology in Baltimore, Maryland; Talladega County, Alabama; and Houston, Texas. You'll hear from fifth graders who produce their own daily news show, high schoolers who use digital media to hear from Holocaust survivors, and teachers who deliver their lectures through podcasts so that class time can be used for collaborative work. Thanks to the Alliance for Excellent Education for this terrific resource!

As an educator, you know that parents can play an important role in helping their children improve their grades. Building confidence and developing strengths is part of that. Understood provides parents with everything they need to empower their children. Help your students shine. Share these tips and easy-to-understand resources with parents today.

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